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The Business Continuity Institute's 2nd Chinese conference will be held in Shanghai, 18-19 May 2010. The title of the conference will be ‘Better Resilience, Better Business’. Delegates will be able to choose two from among the following workshops: The Sichuan Earthquake; Contaminated Products: Surviving Reputational Damage; Embedding BCM in Your organization; Writing a BCM Plan; Implementing BS 25999; Business Impact Analysis; and Incident Management. Continuity Central’s subscribers will receive a 10% discount if bookings are made before 14 February 2010. http://www.continuityshop.com/chinaconference.htm
A recent special edition of the Elsevier journal Ocean Engineering provides an analysis of the impact of Hurricane Katrina and an overview of the lessons learned in the aftermath of the disaster. It presents key findings from research and engineering works conducted by scientific and engineering communities worldwide. The Special Issue of Ocean Engineering, Volume 37, Issue 1: A Forensic Analysis of Hurricane Katrina's Impact: Methods and Findings (Guest Editors: Z. Demirbilek, D.T. Resio and R.G. Dean) will be freely accessible online for 12 months here.
The Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has announced that it will hold a public forum to discuss the creation of an emergency response interoperability center for public safety broadband communications. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. The forum will be open to the public; admittance however will be limited to the seating available. People who are interested in attending the forum may pre-register on-line. http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/event-registration.html
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•Date: 29th January 2010 • Region: Various |
